2003 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Cordon

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  11/25/2010 - Kittysafe wrote: 85 Points

  INITIAL NOTES
  
  Nose: A lot of pepper, white pepper, currant, plum,
  Taste: Full mid palate, blossoms in the mouth with a nice expansion.
  Nice across the mid palate fruit, a bit light, but smooth, that melts into
  the finish with a tiny spark of heat.
  
  Flavors completely hidden, needs a lot of decanting or cellaring.
  
  AFTER 3-5 HOUR DECANTING NOTES
  
  NOSE: More vibrant than before, super peppery still
  We all know Gary's Oak monster, this is serious pepper monster!
  
  TASTE: Wow. That is a much different story.
  I'm now under the belief that the people who tasted this in the video did not decant this
  or if they did, they didn't decant long.
  After three hours, this has REALLY opened up to show some REALLY subtle flavors on the top and
  underneath the surface, giving it another shot.
  
  Seriously, after decanting 3 hours the complexity that was completely missing, hidden behind the tannins
  before is naked, it's very interesting at this point.
  
  I agree the wine is completely overpriced at $95, it's overpriced at half that,
  I would call this a $15-$30 bottle of wine, good at that price, but when you look
  at what you can get for for a little more, this is a major pass.
  
  There's just no delicious factor to this wine.

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  10/21/2007 - shultzc wrote: 96 Points

  Excellence bottled! Alongside its cheaper cousin (the 2004 Napa Cabernet), I tasted this today at the winery and was amazed at the near perfection of a Cabernet only four years old. Unlike the aforementioned sibling, the Kronos Cabernet had a nose of sweet black cherry (?), plum, and cassis... a virtually flawless aroma. The deep red color was clear and inviting, reflecting the cherry and blackberry flavors. Alcohol was already in balance with the sugar, acidity, and tannins in so sophisticated a manner that the wine could have passed for a vintage 1998 or so. The finish, while not seemingly as long as for the Napa Cabernet, was pleasant and pronounced, almost resembling a Zinfandel in some respects. Taken collectively, the balance and smoothness in this 2003 gem leave me to wonder how much room there is for improvement in aging. I have no doubt, though, that when I revisit this in a couple years I will be even more amazed.

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